Elijah - Depression

1. L AH
I
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DEPRESSION

2. 1 Kings 19:1-3a
Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah
had done and how he had killed all the
prophets with the sword. [2] So Jezebel
sent a messenger to Elijah to say,
"May the gods deal with me, be it ever
so severely, if by this time tomorrow I
do not make your life like that of one of
them." [3] Elijah was afraid and ran for
his life

3. HOW TO GET
DEPRESSED
IN 4 EASY STEPS

4. 1 Kings 19:3b-5a
When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he
left his servant there, [4] while he
himself went a day's journey into the
desert. He came to a broom tree, sat
down under it and prayed that he might
die. "I have had enough, Lord," he said.
"Take my life; I am no better than my
ancestors." [5] Then he lay down under
the tree and fell asleep…

5. HOW TO GET DEPRESSED
IN 4 EASY STEPS
1. WEAR YOURSELF OUT.
2. SHUT PEOPLE OUT.
3. FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE.
4. FORGET GOD.

6. GOD’S PRESCRIPTION
FOR OUR DEPRESSION

7. GOD SAYS TO EAT
AND REST.

8. 1 Kings 19:7-8
[7] The angel of the Lord came back a
second time and touched him and
said, "Get up and eat, for the journey
is too much for you." [8] So he got
up and ate and drank. Strengthened
by that food, he traveled forty days
and forty nights until he reached
Horeb, the mountain of God.

9. GOD REPLACES OUR LIES
WITH HIS TRUTH.

10. 1 Kings 19:9-10
[9] There he went into a cave and spent
the night. And the word of the Lord
came to him: "What are you doing here,
Elijah?" [10] He replied, "I have been
very zealous for the Lord God Almighty.
The Israelites have rejected your
covenant, broken down your altars, and
put your prophets to death with the
sword. I am the only one left, and now
they are trying to kill me too."

11. GOD SPEAKS IN A STILL,
SMALL VOICE.

12. 1 Kings 19:11-12
[11] The Lord said, "Go out and stand on the
mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the
Lord is about to pass by." Then a great and
powerful wind tore the mountains apart and
shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the
Lord was not in the wind. After the wind
there was an earthquake, but the Lord was
not in the earthquake. [12] After the
earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not
in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle
whisper.

13. GOD GIVES US
SOMETHING TO DO.

14. 1 Kings 19:15-16
[15] The Lord said to him, "Go back the
way you came, and go to the Desert of
Damascus. When you get there, anoint
Hazael king over Aram. [16] Also, anoint
Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and
anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel
Meholah to succeed you as prophet.

15. 2 Kings 2:11-12
[11] As they were walking along and
talking together, suddenly a chariot of
fire and horses of fire appeared and
separated the two of them, and Elijah
went up to heaven in a whirlwind. [12]
Elisha saw this and cried out, "My
father! My father! The chariots and
horsemen of Israel!" And Elisha saw
him no more